Series: Ethshar
by Author Lawrence Watt-Evans
The Spell of the Black Dagger (1993)
One of the things I enjoy about Lawrence Watt-Evans’s Ethshar novels is that the main characters are so ordinary. On the rare occasions that they have inherent magic, it tends to be either so basic it’s not of much help, or it has such a significant flaw it becomes a problem in and of itself.In T...
The Spriggan Mirror (2006)
This is a book written for the Ethshar world, created by Lawrence Watt-Evans. It concerns the spriggans, as you might have guessed from the title. In fact, it concerns their very existence; how they came to be, what they are how the world could possibly get rid of them.Personally, I'm a huge Eths...
With a Single Spell (2000)
With A Single Spell is nowhere near as good as Terry Pratchett's best, but it's still a fun comic fantasy. Tobas is an apprentice wizard who has only learned "Thrindle's Combustion", a spell to light any flammable material on fire before his master died. Wizards don't give up their secrets chea...
The Unwilling Warlord (2000)
Another entertaining entry in the Ethshar series. What Lawrence Watt-Evans excels at is writing an entertaining and humorous story without things getting too absurd or slap-stick. His books are well-written, fast-paced, and have well-developed characters.Another nice thing about this series is th...
Taking Flight (2001)
Typical of the Ethshar books, the protagonist, Kelder, is an average person who finds adventure where they least expect it. After an encounter with a fortune teller, Kelder believes a grand destiny awaits him. When he meets Irith the Flyer, a girl with magic powers, he thinks he is on his way. Th...
The Blood of a Dragon (2001)
It's late, so this will be relatively brief (for me, that is - which means it will probably be one of the longer reviews here on GoodReads).Lawrence Watt-Evans' Ethshar books are the preeminent modern light fantasy series. They're eminently readable, and particularly enjoyable because most of the...
The Misenchanted Sword (2000)
This is my favorite book in the Magic of Ethshar series,closely followed by The Blood of a Dragon. I recorded most of them, including this one, in 50-55 minute installments for my local Golden Hours radio service for blind or reading-impaired listeners. I also made CD copies for myself.Valder is ...